Walter Perez
Walter Perez joined 6abc as an anchor and general assignment reporter for Action News in September of 2003. He currently anchors Action News' weekend evening shows. Walter came to WPVI-TV from WNBC in New York, where he was a reporter and weekend morning anchor. Prior to that, he worked as an anchor/reporter at WPLG in Miami and at News 12 New Jersey.

Walter also has radio experience, co-hosting the highest-rated radio talk show in Central New Jersey on WCTC News-Talk Radio 1450AM, and was color commentator for the Princeton Football Radio Network in New Jersey for 5 years.

Walter has numerous broadcast honors, including an Edward R. Murrow award for spot news coverage, a New York City Press Club award, a New York State Broadcasters award, and two New Jersey Associated Press awards.

A political science graduate from Duke University, Walter, and his wife, reside in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey with their two sons.

Walter's Stories
'It's completely gone': Lacey Township, NJ business destroyed by wildfire
A wildfire tore through parts of Ocean County. One business owner in Lacey Township lost everything.
Bear caught on video running through Hamilton Twp., New Jersey neighborhood
Bears are starting to come out of hibernation, and one was spotted running through a New Jersey neighborhood.
How police tracked down stolen car of Eagles WR A.J. Brown
News of the Eagles star receiver's car being stolen went public when A.J. Brown posted a video on social media.
Arrest made 2 years after hit-and-run killed grandmother in Philadelphia
Marshals moved in to make the arrest on the 4600 block of Hawthorne Street in Frankford. Lowe tried getting away, but he didn't get very far.
Suspect sought for sex assault of 12-year-old girl in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia
An investigation is underway after a 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.
Father, 2 sons identified after being struck, killed by Amtrak train in Bucks County
Bucks County coroner said they have been identified as 56-year-old Christopher Cramp, 31-year-old David Cramp and 24-year-old Thomas Cramp.
Philadelphia-area shoppers bracing for impact of tariffs on food prices
Dr. John Stanton, a professor of food marketing at St. Joseph's University, says one solution is to buy locally sourced produce and other food items.
St. Joseph's economics professor weighs in on Trump's tariff policy
Trump says his plan will reduce the trade deficit and even the playing field with countries that are essentially closed to American exports.
Gravestones in Bristol Twp. cemetery targeted by vandal
Investigators say that while the grounds crew at the center of the story is being questioned, a man named Justin Atkins was arrested for allegedly starting a small fire at the Bristol Cemetery.
Philadelphia leaders address violent weekend that left 13 shot
The violence even included a triple shooting at the Finley Recreation Center on Saturday evening. All three of those teenage boys survived, but one of them remains hospitalized in critical condition.